2024 Nominees Announced as Voting Opens

Having won Best Victorian Breakthrough Act in 2019, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer G Flip has amassed three nominations in 2024; up for Best Album, Best Solo Artist and Best Pop Work. Similarly, Hiatus Kaiyote are nominated for Best Group this year, having first won Best Emerging Artist over a decade ago in 2013.

Melbourne-based electronic DJ and producer Ninajirachi will conclude a stellar year with nominations for Best DJ, Best Producer and Best Electronic Work, while international pop sensation Tones and I is nominated for Best Pop Work, having first collected an Outstanding Achievement Award in 2019.

Celebrated Victorian artists Simona Castricum, Mindy Meng Wang and Sui Zhen, Baraka The Kid, The Belair Lip Bombs, The Vovos, Lucy Wise and Hand To Earth all receive two nominations each in 2024.

Good Morning, Kaiit, Miss Kaninna, DRMNGNOW and Jess Ribero line up for Best Song (presented by PBS), while Maple Glider, Audrey Powne, Lucy Wise, G Flip and Simona Castricum have been nominated for Best Solo Artist (presented by Triple R).

This year’s nominees for Best Metro Festival highlight some incredible grassroots collectives creating powerful musical communities through ingenuity and hard work. Flippin’ the Bird (Frankston), Luliepalooza (Abbotsford), Melbourne International Jazz Festival, St Kilda Festival, Yo CiTY CONNECT: AFRO-FUTURE (Abbotsford).

Best Regional Venue/Presenter nominees are recognised for their innovative ways of creating live music opportunities for locals and travellers alike. The Blues Train (Bellarine), Meeniyan Town Hall (Gippsland), The Sound Doctor (Anglesea), The Gallery of Good (Trafalgar) and OK Motels (Charlton) work tirelessly to provide foundational opportunities for live music communities.

Simone Schinkel, Music Victoria’s CEO said of this year’s nominees:

“Every year I’m excited about the Music Victoria Awards. This is one of my favourite parts of the job. 2024 has been our biggest year of nominations and it’s been a tough choice for the judging panels. Now it’s the public’s turn to cast their votes…”

Category winners will be revealed at this year’s awards ceremony on Thursday 24 October at The Edge in Fed Square. See below, the full list of nominees and cast your vote before Tuesday 1 October.

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Awards Nominees

Public voting opens Monday 2 September, closes Tuesday 1 October.

PUBLIC VOTED

BEST SONG OR TRACK presented by PBS
DRMNGNOW – Ngarwu
Good Morning – Excalibur
Jess Ribeiro – Summer of Love
Kaiit – Space
Miss Kaninna – Pinnacle Bitch

BEST ALBUM presented by Triple R
Angie McMahon – Light, Dark, Light Again
Gregor – Satanic Lullabies
G Flip – DRUMMER
The Belair Lip Bombs – Lush Life
The Vovos – Lilla Gubben

BEST SOLO ARTIST presented by Triple R
Audrey Powne
G Flip
Lucy Wise
Maple Glider
Simona Castricum

BEST DJ presented by City of Melbourne
Aldonna
DJ PGZ
IN2STELLAR
Ninajirachi
Tinika

BEST GROUP presented by PBS
Cool Sounds
Gut Health
Hiatus Kaiyote
Mindy Meng Wang 王萌& Sui Zhen
RVG

BEST REGIONAL ACT presented by Pullman Melbourne on the Park
Baraka The Kid
Eliza Hull
Juno Mamba
Leah Senior
ZÖJ

INDUSTRY VOTED

BEST MUSICIAN presented by JMC
Cheryl Durongpisitkul
Erica Tucceri
Hudson Whitlock
Lewis Coleman
Lucky Pereira

BEST PRODUCER presented by AON
Bonnie Knight
Lauren Coutts
Nao Anzai
Ninajirachi
Theo Carbo

AMPLIFY AWARD presented by Arts Access Victoria
Among The Restless
Magdalia
Naavikaran
R.em.edy
Saint Ergo

DIASPORA AWARD
Amaru Tribe
Hand to Earth
Jarabi Band
Mindy Meng Wang 王萌& Sui Zhen
Wild Gloriosa

BEST BLUES WORK presented by The Blues Train
Checkerboard Lounge
Lloyd Spiegel
Nigel Wearne
Opelousas
The McNaMarr Project

BEST COUNTRY WORK
Hana & Jessie-Lee’s Bad Habits
Matt Joe Gow & Kerryn Fields
Patrick Wilson
Sweet Talk
The Counterfeit

BEST ELECTRONIC WORK
Hybrid Man
Ninajirachi
Simona Castricum
Smilk
Spoonbill

BEST EXPERIMENTAL OR AVANT-GARDE WORK
Duré Dara and Speak Percussion
Hand to Earth
Hantu
Monica Lim
Panghalina

BEST FOLK WORK
Ernest Aines
Evan & Mischa
Lucy Wise
Mickey & Michelle
The Bashevis Singers

BEST HEAVY WORK
Diploid
Pizza Death
Religious Observance
Suldusk
The Incantus

BEST HIP HOP WORK
Baraka the Kid
FLY BOY JACK
MAMMOTH. & Eric Spice
Srirachi
Yung Shōgun

BEST JAZZ WORK
Finn Rees
Helen Svoboda
James Sherlock Trio
Michelle Nicolle
Vanessa Perica Orchestra

BEST POP WORK
Blusher
Gretta Ray
G Flip
The Cat Empire
Tones and I

BEST REGGAE OR DANCEHALL WORK
JahWise
Killah Keys
Melbourne Ska Orchestra
Rick Howe
Shottaz

BEST ROCK OR PUNK WORK
Dr Sure’s Unusual Practice
ENOLA
Porpoise Spit
The Belair Lip Bombs
The Vovos

BEST SOUL, FUNK, RNB OR GOSPEL WORK
EMEREE
Emma Volard
Mildlife
Squid Nebula
Tekoa

BEST METRO FESTIVAL presented by Brick Lane Brewing
Flippin’ the Bird – Frankston (Bunurong)
LuliePalooza – Abbotsford (Wurundjeri)
Melbourne International Jazz Festival (Wurundjeri and Boonwurrung)
St Kilda Festival (Boon Wurrung)
Yo CiTY CONNECT: AFRO-FUTURE – Abbotsford (Wurundjeri)

BEST REGIONAL FESTIVAL presented by Brick Lane Brewing
Beyond the Valley – Golden Plains (Wadawurrung)
Loch Hart Music Festival (Kirrae Whurrung)
NYE On The Hill Bass Coast (Bunurong)
Port Fairy Folk Festival (Gunditjmara)
Queenscliff Music Festival (Wadawurrung)

BEST LARGE VENUE (Metro) presented by Oztix
Elisabeth Murdoch Hall, Melbourne Recital Centre (Wurundjeri and Bunurong)
Forum Melbourne (Wurundjeri and Bunurong)
Northcote Theatre (Wurundjeri)
Palais Theatre – St Kilda (Bunurong)
The Corner Hotel – Richmond (Wurundjeri)

BEST SMALL VENUE (Metro) presented by Oztix
Northcote Social Club (Wurundjeri)
MOTH – Mornington Peninsula (Bunurong)
Kindred Bandroom – Footscray (Wurundjeri)
Lulie Tavern – Collingwood (Wurundjeri)
The JazzLab – Brunswick (Wurundjeri)

BEST REGIONAL VENUE OR PRESENTER (Over 50 Gigs) presented by Oztix
The Barwon Club Hotel – Geelong (Wadawurrung)
The Bridge Hotel – Castlemaine (Dja Dja Wurrung)
The Coolroom at the Northern Arts Hotel – Castlemaine (Dja Dja Wurrung)
Torquay Hotel – (Wadawarrung)
Volta – Ballarat (Wadawurrung)

BEST REGIONAL VENUE OR PRESENTER (Under 50 gigs) presented by Oztix
The Blues Train – Bellarine Peninsula (Wadawurrung)
Meeniyan Town Hall – South Gippsland (Bunurong)
The Sound Doctor – Anglesea (Wadawurrung)
The Gallery of Good – Trafalgar (Gunaikurnai)
OK Motels – Charlton (Dja Dja Wurrung), Ballarat (Wadawurrung), Shepparton (Yorta Yorta)